New Year Revels Amid Lumber Camp Tragedy at Ketil Creek
New Year’s day at Ketil Creek Camp in Pennsylvania saw a rustic lodge carnival with lumbermen drinking, dancing, and gambling. The festive mood hid danger as one accident killed a worker on the log slide. funeral rites followed in a solemn woodsman’s burial beneath a great pine, with heartfelt eulogies on bravery and camaraderie.
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Johnny
Jolliar Deuce
Pegié Hostler
Battle Creek
Bebwarcenbuck
Aaterwart
Dse
Thas
Dhaos
Gluin
Tuey
Kettle Creek
Maine
Germania
Cluwsy
Tie
Sud
Eye
Curing Meats and Farm Notes From Agricultural Practice
Guidance on sugar curing pork including pickle formulations, open versus tight vessels, brining, smoking times, and washing. Also methods for ham curing, butter tempering, and economical feeding. Additional tips cover greenhouse building, cattle grazing efficiency, pasture management, and weather-sign color cues.
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Walter Steur
Kentucky
Rubi
India
Weil
Southern Cook’s Frugal Feast and Home Crafts
A long, vivid note on a skilled southern hostess who sustains family meals from abundant local foods. It highlights corn dodgers and hearty dishes, plus crafts such as elaborate fabric covers and lace work, with practical tips for boiling rice and creating decorative items. It also touches on recipes for sauces, desserts, and simple kitchen methods, finished with medical notes on fresh ideas.
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Bits Beax
Ler
Encrsd
Searzer
Humorous miscellany items from old British fair and theater anecdotes
A collage of humorous vignettes. Farmers, actors, and a city visitor share quirky exchanges about fairs, prizes, and luck. Jokes touch on oats mistaken for horse feed, a queenly landlord, a ten pound boy, and a propulsive mix of world trivia with light satire.
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Howe
Nan-o
Inir
Health and patent remedies in a late 19th century note
A mixed excerpt quotes public figures praising Kidney-Wort and Hop Bitters as cures, with other advertisements for Diamond Dyes and carpet stains. The fragment mentions product efficacy, local usage descriptions, and testimonials, including a nurselike “Mra Rowe” and a physician-style endorsement. It notes a New York Telegram source and references to California carp.
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Veter Bowe
New York
Ar. Bowe
Jabebs Gil
Mra Rowe
New York Evening
Telegram
Cleorma
la Granga
E.mylius
Kidney-Yort Cure Eyed For Truthful Promises
A fragment discusses laziness versus promise, praising Kiduvy- Wort for curing many illnesses including liver complaints. It contrasts unreliable cures with a girl reporting Mother recovered and Sue benefiting from Bitters. An ad pitches Diamond Dyes to make old items look new for 10 cents.
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Gere Na
Sue
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